EPA v. WAVERLY, TN, CITY OF

Case summary

10/18/16 - CONSENT AGREEMENT ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $47,200. RESPONDENT HAS VIOLATED CWA 301 IN THAT THE RESPONDENT HAS DISCHARGED POLLUTANTS TO NAVIGABLE WATERS FROM A POINT SOURCE NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH ITS PERMIT. RESPONDENT HAS VIOLATED SECTION 1 OF ITS PERMIT, ISSUED PURSUANT TO CWA 402, BY DISCHARGING POLLUTANTS INTO TRACE CREEK IN EXCESS OF THE LIMITATIONS ESTABLISHED IN ITS PERMIT FOR pH, CARBONACEOUS BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND, CERIODAPHNIA TOXICITY, AND TOTAL NITROGEN AMMONIA FROM JULY 2011 THRU JUNE 2016. RESPONDENT VIOLATED SECTION 2.1.4 OF ITS PERMIT BY FAILING TO PROPERLY OPERATE AND MAINTAIN ITS WWTP FROM JULY 2011 THRU JUNE 2016.

Defendants (1)

• WAVERLY, TN, CITY OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• WAVERLY LAGOON

  HWY 71 WEST, WAVERLY, TN, 37185

  Registry ID: 110009788738

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• WAVERLY, TN, CITY OFentered 2016-10-18

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $47,200

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2016-10-18Final Order Issued
• 2016-10-18Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2016-11-18Enforcement Action Closed
• 2016-11-18NPDES Closed
• 2016-12-01Enforcement Action Data Entered